I may have mentioned this in an earlier post, but my wife and I purchased my grandparents' house after we were married. When I was young, our yard was one of my favorite places. It always seemed to have more lightning bugs (or fireflies) than almost anywhere else. In the summer there were also June bugs, and I used to love looking for the nymph shucks of cicadas on the old oak trees. I remember calling them cicada skins as a child, and I used to have a fair sized collection by the end of summer most years.
This is a collection of pictures that my wife and I made in our yard this summer, and I think it helps remind me why as a child I didn't need 1000 acres of woods to entertain myself. I loved the woods, and still do, but I always seemed to find adventure just out the back door. Nature has always been fascinating to me. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do.
Cicada nymph shuck |
Black snake in the garden |
It seems like I spend a good bit of time in the woods or on the water, sometimes within a five minute drive from home, and sometimes several hours away. However, it always amazes me to see what I can find in my own yard. I wish I knew more about mushroom identification, if anybody recognizes any of these I would love to know what they are.
Thanks for stopping by!
- Joseph
Still enjoying all your updates Joseph! Keep um coming!! (I am fascinated about strange looking mushrooms that pop up overnight too)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tish! I'm hoping to be a little more regular with my postings. Hopefully there will be another one soon!
DeleteI enjoy your backyard "ramblings," your themes resemble my own blog writings. As the great poet Wm. Carlos Williams wrote, "the universalism of the local" says it all. Mushrooms, flowers, bees, trout... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Walt! I was just reading your "King's End" post. One of these days I'm going to make it up to the Lake Erie/Ontario area and try for steelhead and salmon. It sounds like a blast!
DeleteThat cicada nymph looks so tired with life already. :)
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a shell of his former self.
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